17 October 2017 | Volume 70 - Issue No: 73   Facebook Twitter YouTube YouTube
 
 
 
Cable TV | LCO
Sidhu's cable, DTH tax plan gets Punjab cabinet nod
Entertainment lately seems to be affected the most with one tax after another -- the GST and tax on watching television programmes. Now, in a 'blow' to local cable network companies, entertainment tax will be levied on DTH and cable connections in Punjab.
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Television | TV Channels
ZEEL CEO Punit Misra says: "We intend to compete fairly"
Last year in October, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) appointed Hindustan Unilever (HUL) sales and customer development executive director Punit Misra as ZEEL domestic broadcast business CEO. Coming from the FMCG sector Misra has entered the television industry with an advantage - ' both the businesses depend on consumer behaviour'.
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Television | TV Channels
Viacom18 ditches FTA in UK, now entirely pay
With the launch of its two channels, MTV Beats and Colors Rishtey, on Virgin Media Viacom18 has transitioned from free-to-air (FTA) to entirely paid platform. Viacom18's channels will now only be available with a subscription on Sky and Virgin Media.
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Television | TV Channels
OTT trumps TV by 44 min among youth: Chrome DM
Online was larger of the two platforms for consumption of content by youngsters who consumed content only on television or only online in India, a Chrome Data Analytics and Media (Chrome) "OTT Consumption" study has revealed.
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Television | TV Channels
NBA: Sony TEN3, HD and Sony SIX, HD to air games with respective Hindi, English commentaries
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) and the NBA today announced that beginning the 2017-18 NBA season, NBA games will be telecast live with Hindi commentary every weekend on Sony TEN 3 and Sony TEN 3 HD.
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iWorld | OTT
CASBAA forms 'Coalition Against Piracy,' hires content protection veteran Neil Gane
CASBAA has announced the formation of the Coalition Against Piracy (CAP), a major initiative to coordinate industry resources in the fight against rampant content theft.
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iWorld | enews
150 IoT start-ups in 3 cities in as many yrs: IAMAI, Napino tie up
The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has teamed up with Mobile10X and Napino Auto & Electronics Limited to bring together startup entrepreneurs so that they can realise their true potential and evolve Internet of Things (IoT)-based ecosystem in the country.
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- Jio sets stage for another fight over IUC, this time over international calls
- We want to Launch Apple Pay in India, Says SVP Eddy Cue
  Source: ET
   
- Sprint-T-Mobile Antitrust Concerns Shouldn't Stop A Deal
  Source: BQ
   
- Reliance Jio to open second round of pre-bookings for JioPhone after Diwali: Report
  Source: BT
   
- Punjab cabinet approves entertainment tax on DTH, cable connections
  Source: HT
   
- COAI favours 6-fold hike in international call termination charges, TRAI to bring regulation
  Source: IE
   
- Reliance Jio may soon overtake Vodafone as second largest urban telco: Report
  Source: ET Telecom
   
- TeamLease to buy Evolve Technologies to enter telecom staffing biz
  Source: VC Circle
   
- Amazon makes its presence felt in India's offline retail market
  Source: Live Mint
   
- Italy moves to rein in Vivendi's influence over Telecom Italia
  Source: TOI
   
   
   
- Lisa Wilkinson leaves Nine and joins Ten after pay battle
- The Weinstein Company in talks on possible sale
Source: The Guardian
   
- John Dunsworth, 'Trailer Park Boys' and 'Haven' Star, Dies at 71
- Verizon Pulls Univision from Fios Service
Source: Variety
   
- Opternative sues Warby Parker for allegedly stealing its online eye exam
- Netflix's original content costs are ballooning
 

Source: TC

   
- Welcome to the 27th Annual 'Broadcasting & Cable' Hall of Fame
Source: Broadcasting Cable
   
- ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery launch free OTT service
- Nat Geo+ to make European debut in Greece
  Source: Broadband TV News
   
- VR 20/20 2017: Virtual Reality Can Enliven 'Dying' Sports
  Source: Multichannel
   
- AT&T's 'irrational' DirecTV promotions didn't help it much in Q3, analyst says
  Source: Fiercecable
   
- NBC Play-by-Play Man Al Michaels Apologizes for Weinstein Joke
  Source: TV Week
   
- Comcast is ruining cheap cable bundles, because Comcast
  Source: BGR
   
   
Movies | Hindi
Chef: Where is the audience?
Chef is a remake of 2014 Hollywood film of the same name, written, directed and co-produced by Jon Favreau, who also essayed the lead role. Once in a while, an English movie story fits to the T catering to the Indian tastes.
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Movies | Hollywood
Special screening of Maharaja Duleep Hollywood biopic at Cannes
Even though no Indian feature film has been selected for the 70th Festival de Cannes this year, an award-winning historic film biopic on the poignant life story of the last King of Punjab - Maharajah Duleep Singh.
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IDOS 2017 Opening Remarks
 
Television | TV Channels
'Spy in the Wild' premieres today on Sony BBC Earth at 9pm
 
 
Movies | Hindi
The pre-Diwali period saw a few flops.
 
MAM | Media and Advertising
Cheetah Mobile VP Li replaces Chen to lead India ad biz
 
MAM | Marketing
Manyavar's Mohey signs on Anushka Sharma
 
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